DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Your digestive system consists of organs
that break down food into components that your body uses for energy and for
building and repairing cells and tissues.

Food passes down the throat, down through a
muscular tube called the esophagus, and into the stomach, where food continues
to be broken down. The partially digested food passes into a short tube called
the duodenum (first part of the small intestine). The jejunum and ileum are also
part of the small intestine. The liver, the gallbladder, and the pancreas
produce enzymes and substances that help with digestion in the small intestine.

The last section of the digestive tract is
the large intestine, which includes the cecum, colon, and rectum. The appendix
is a branch off the large intestine; it has no known function. Indigestible
remains of food are expelled through the anus.